Juckes v. Rogers

Plaintiff, Rogers, presented a claim to defendant, Juckes, administratrix of the estate of Charlie Rogers, deceased, for services performed by plaintiff for decedent from November 11, 1944, to December 16, 1948, the date of his death. The claim was rejected and plaintiff instituted this action to establish it, upon a quantum meruit basis, pursuant to 58 O. S. 1941 §339. From a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

Plaintiff’s husband was a brother of decedent, and for a great number of years she and her husband lived together with deceased and another brother on the farm of…